Topic: Calorie

Consumers Want FOP Labeling
03/09/2010 - Eighty-six percent of consumers are interested in the government implementing objective front-of-pack labeling that calls out calories and beneficial nutrients such as vitamin D or fiber, according to a new survey by FoodMinds. ...

Fast-Food Prices Influence Weight, Diabetes
03/09/2010 - A new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study revealed a direct correlation between fast-food pricing and weight and risk for diabetes. The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found weight and diabetes risk decreased for people in communities where fast-food prices increased. Conversely, when fast-food prices fell, then consumption, weight and diabetes risks rose. ...

Industry Offers Better School Beverages
03/08/2010 - The American Beverage Association (ABA) released the Alliance School Beverage Guidelines Final Progress Report that reveals the beverage industry's major companies and their school partners have delivered on a 3-year commitment with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint initiative of the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, to remove full-calorie sodas from schools and replace them with a range of lower-calorie, nutritious, smaller-portion choices. ...

FDA Cracks Down on Food Labeling Violations
03/04/2010 - FDA notified 18 food manufacturers regarding the labeling of food products that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Companies that received warning letters have 15 business days to inform the FDA of the steps they will take to correct their labeling or be subject to legal proceedings that would remove misbranded products from the marketplace. ...

Kids Loading Up on Snacks
03/03/2010 - Children snack almost continuously throughout the day, and the junk calories account for up to 27 percent of their daily caloric intake, according to a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study. The increase in snacking is associated with a rise in childhood obesity and has put millions of U.S. children at risk of hypertension, heart disease and diabetes. ...

Sin Tax Promotes Healthier Food Choices
02/26/2010 - In an effort to curb rising obesity rates and encourage consumers to make healthier food choices, officials have proposed increasing taxes on unhealthy foods or offering subsidies for healthy foods. Researchers at the University of Buffalo tested the two tactics head-to-head via a simulated grocery store. ...

Calif. Lawmaker Proposes Soda Tax
02/24/2010 - California Sen. Dean Florez introduced a bill Feb. 18 that would tax sodas and sugary drinks 1 cent for every teaspoon of added sugar and other caloric sweeteners in commercial beverages. The  tax would be paid by companies that bottle soda and make finished beverages or syrup for fountain drinks and be used for programs aimed at fighting childhood obesity. ...

Grocery Aisles Harbor Hidden Pounds
02/24/2010 - Consumers who shop the perimeter of the grocery store and avoid the aisles have a better chance of keeping off unwanted pounds, according to a new study from the Methodist Hospital System. ...

Most New Yorkers Support Soda Tax
02/23/2010 - Seventy-six percent of New York voters favor of a proposed tax on sugary soft drinks to help balance the New York City budget, according to a new poll from Quinnipiac University, up 47 percent from a similar survey conducted two weeks earlier. ...

Fed Unveils Healthy Food Financing
02/22/2010 - The Obama Administration on Feb. 19 released details of the more than $400 million Healthy Food Financing Initiative that will bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved urban and rural communities across America. The initiative is a partnership between the Departments of Treasury, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services. ...